Self-assembled-monolayer formation of long alkanedithiols in molecular junctions

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Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 100-104

  Akkerman, Hylke B ^a   Kronemeijer, Auke J ^a   Van Hal, Paul A ^b   De Leeuw, Dago M ^a,b   Blom, Paul W M ^a   De Boer, Bert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alkanedithiols; Molecular devices; Molecular electronics; Self assembled monolayers

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MOLECULAR MODELING; PHASE INTERFACES; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ALKANEDITHIOLS; MOLECULAR DEVICES; MOLECULAR JUNCTIONS; STANDING-UP PHASES;

MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS;

ALKANE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY;

ALKANES; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 38849198513     PISSN: 16136810     EISSN: 16136829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smll.200700623     Document Type: Article

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